The news came hard from my laptop screen
Two rocks collided with my soul in between
I could have cried and I could have screamed
But I was speechless staring at a broken dream
Two lovebirds I have loved for years
Shared hopes and cares and laughs and tears
Years of love they shared now lost
What came in between at such a cost
What had the right to drive them apart
When nothing could at the very start
In a world where couples leave more than stay
I want answers to questions that won’t go away
I trusted them both to drive to the end
But did either see then the fork ‘round the bend.
I have to trust Jesus will keep on with them both
Down their separate highways for that is His oath
Now a wife I have promised til death I will be
And my husband is now who must matter to me
I will my lay my disappointment at Jesus’ feet
And love hard so the same doesn’t happen to me.
© Ruby Neumann
Poet's Note:
I wish this poem, written April 2015, only reminded me of the two people I had written it about. But the years are bringing more than one couple to mind. It is still very awkward for me when I hear of a separation or divorce, especially with my friends. Some of these couples have been married longer than me and had more invested in their marriage that I do in mine... children for example. I would be lying if I didn't say their failure didn't cast doubts for me. "Their marriage didn't work, so what hope is there for me?" But I come back to the life my husband and I have chosen for each other and we have are learning to "Love Hard" and that is the best hope and trust that we have.
